Behind the Hedges

Christie Brinkley’s gorgeous North Haven property is in contract after two years on the market.

Sag Harbor must have more cute, charming cottages than any other place in America. And this is one of them. It’s a Victorian house (built 1889) that belongs to Greg Therriault, who purchased the property in the 1960s with his partner from descendants of the original owners. Therriault’s partner, playwright Joe Pintauro, passed away last year….
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Ah, it feels like spring today in the Hamptons. Sunny, pleasant temperature, and you hear the slight buzzing noise? That’s the sound of prices being chopped everywhere. Such as this property! We’ve liked it ever since it hit the market: there’s a new build with very appealing decorating, and the older house, now a guest…
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Maybe. Unfortunately, these beautiful old Southampton grande dames aren’t the easiest things to sell. This place, designed in 1910 by old-school starchitect Grosvenor Atterbury and located in the lovely estate section of Southampton, has had a checkered history in the 21st century. It was listed way back in 2007 asking a whopping $24 million; it…
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Douglas Sabo is an agent with Nest Seekers in Southampton. He won the Privet Hedges award for Rookie of the Year in 2017. Where did you grow up? How long had your family lived there? My parents grew up renting with their family or friends during the summers and they actually met each out here….
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We interviewed Guild Hall director Andrea Grover for the Behind the Hedges print edition last autumn; she said of her Hamptons home, “We live in a quaint 1930s cedar-shingled bungalow in the Pine Neck neighborhood of Noyac. The house and neighborhood feel very family- oriented, and a lot of homes have hand-painted signs that read ‘No…
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The weather outside might be frightful, but it’s time to think about warm days at the beach, cocktail parties, golf, tennis, and ice cream. Now is when all the best listings for summer rentals are still available; here’s some picks from us depending on your interests. Writer Lee Avenue, East Hampton Cost: $650K, MD-LD Why:…
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This property, on Old Montauk Highway in Montauk, is one of the most easterly homes on Long Island. Next door is a place owned by designer Tony Ingrao, and in nearby Camp Hero are a few dwellings that used to be army housing, but that’s it. Peace, quiet (well, except for the crashing of the…
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This house, erected in 1897 by local builder George Eldredge, was listed in 2012, with a note that the property needed “someone to bring it up-to-date and add a pool.” It sold in 2013 for $4.5 million to Pilar Guzmán, the former editor-in-chief of Condé Nast Traveler, and husband Chris Mitchell, also a Condé Nast executive. Then the…
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Ah, the Mooch is the gift that just keeps on giving. Fresh off leaving the Celebrity Big Brother house after only six days (and then flying to Davos for a business conference), former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci (and wife Deirdre Ball) have listed the Farrell new build that we announced they were buying one…
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